EVENT: CONSUMER FEDERATION OF AMERICA AND BANK OF AMERICA hold a news conference releasing the findings of a national survey of consumer attitudes on spending, saving and debt repayment since the 9-11 attack.

WHO: The speakers are:

Stephen Brobeck, Executive Director, CFA

Lynn Reaser, Chief Economist, Banc of America Capital Management

DATE: March 5, 2002

LOCATION: National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, Washington, DC

CONTACT: Jack Gillis, 202-737-0766, or Terri Bolling, 410-547-5869

WEB ADDRESS: cfa.org

TIME: 6 p.m.

EVENT: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PAUL H. NITZE SCHOOL OF ADVANCED INTERNATIONAL STUDIES holds a lecture entitled “What Is Globalization?” with Lord Robert Skidelsky of Tilton, biographer of John Maynard Keynes and professor of political economy at the University of Warwick in England.

DATE: March 5, 2002

LOCATION: 1619 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC

CONTACT: 202-663-5626

WEB ADDRESS: sais-jhu.org

Wednesday, March 6, 2002

TIME: 10 a.m.

EVENT: NATIONAL PRESS CLUB holds its “Morning Newsmaker” news program featuring Fred Malek, Chairman, Washington Baseball Club and Chairman, Thayer Capital Partners discussing "when can we expect major league baseball in Washington DC?"

DATE: March 6, 2002

LOCATION: National Press Club, 14th and F Streets NW, Washington, DC

CONTACT: 202-662-7500

WEB ADDRESS: npc.press.org

TIME: 12:15 p.m.

EVENT: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE presents Dr. Ron Sommer, Chairman and CEO of Deutsche Telekom AG, for a luncheon discussion on how one of the world’s leading integrated communications companies addresses the challenges of globalization.

DATE: March 6, 2002

LOCATION: 1615 H Street NW, Washington, DC

CONTACT: 202-463-5682

WEB ADDRESS:uschamber.com

TIME: 2 p.m.

EVENT: U.S. CENSUS BUREAU holds its Centennial with a ceremony and reception.

EVENT: NATIONAL ECONOMIST CLUB holds its luncheon program with John Graham, Director, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, “Presidential Management of the Regulatory State.

EVENT: MITSUBISHI MOTORS U.S.A. FOUNDATION AND PBS TV’S “TO THE CONTRARY WITH BONNIE ERBE” will co-sponsor the fifth annual “Unsung Heroines Awards” luncheon to recognize four women from across the nation whose dedication to the service of others has made a significant and positive impact on their communities.

AGENDA: Honorees include:

Carolyn Downs, Sioux Falls, SD: Sen. Tom Daschle, D-SD, will honor Ms. Downs for her work as Director of the “The Banquet,” a facility that provides food, clothing, shelter, and other assistance to thousands of Sioux Falls community residents each year.

Noreen Keating, Oakland County, Michigan: Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-MI, will honor Ms. Keating for her work as President of Lighthouse of Oakland County, Inc., a facility that provides food, clothing, shelter, and many other services to thousands of community residents each year.

Betty Lidsky, Miami, Florida: Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, D-FL will honor Ms. Lidsky for her extensive work through the “Heart Sight Miami” chapter of The Foundation Fighting Blindness. Lidsky founded the Miami chapter to raise public awareness, government involvement, and above all, funds for scientific research to find the cures for blinding diseases.

Terry Neese, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Rep. J.C. Watts, R-OK, will honor Ms. Neese for her service as founder of “The Terry Neese Center for Entrepreneurial Excellence,” which she founded to help entrepreneurs start new businesses or expand their existing ones with special outreach efforts given to women and minority business owners.

EVENT: WOODROW WILSON CENTER holds a book launch for Slobodan Milosevic: From Kosovo to the Hague with Louis Sell, former U.S. Department of State and International Crisis Group expert on the Balkans, and former Wilson Center Fellow

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